Daily Current Affairs Quiz : November 30, 2023
November 30, 2023 November 30, 2023
1. Which institution released the ‘FASTER 2.0’ portal?
[A] Election Commission of India
[B] Supreme Court of India
[C] DPIIT
[D] NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: B [Supreme Court of India]
Notes:
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud launched the portal ‘FASTER 2.0’, which will promptly inform jail authorities about court orders to release prisoners.
In the portal, judicial orders of release of a person are transferred to jails, trial courts and high courts for immediate compliance. The portal, ‘FASTER 2.0’, is live and allows immediate intimation to the concerned authorities. The CJI launched another initiative, a Hindi version of the e-SCR portal, on which the Supreme Court’s judgements can be accessed.
2. Which city is the host of the World Climate Action Summit 2023?
[A] New Delhi
[B] London
[C] Dubai
[D] Colombo
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Correct Answer: C [Dubai]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to Dubai this week to attend World Climate Action Summit, which is part of the 28th meeting of the United Nations ‘Conference of the Parties’ on climate, known as COP28.
The global summit on climate change would focus on reducing emissions and supporting developing countries in dealing with extreme weather events.
3. Which organisation manufactures the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for Indian Air Force?
[A] DRDO
[B] HAL
[C] BEL
[D] L&T
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Correct Answer: B [HAL]
Notes:
Indian public sector aerospace and defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics, which currently has the capacity to build eight Light Combat Aircraft per year, intends to take up to 24 in the course of the next three years.
The first version of the Tejas LCA aircraft was inducted into the IAF in 2016. Currently, two squadrons of IAF, 45 Squadron and 18 Squadron, are fully operational with LCA Tejas. An order worth Rs 36,468 crore for delivery of 83 LCA Mk 1A aircraft has been placed with HAL and delivery is scheduled to begin by February 2024.
4. ‘Cairns Group’, which is seen in the news, is associated with countries of which category?
[A] Oil Exporting
[B] Agricultural Exporting
[C] Milk Exporting
[D] Meat Exporting
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Correct Answer: B [Agricultural Exporting]
Notes:
The Cairns Group is an interest group of 19 agricultural exporting countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil and Canada.
The mini-ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) follows India’s criticism of the Cairns Group for proposing to halve the overall agriculture domestic support entitlements by the end of 2034 and ambushing public stockholding talks. The meeting aims to provide clear political guidance to overcome the stumbling blocks in the agriculture negotiations.
5. As per SEBI Mandate, how many basis points of assets of AMCs should be spent on investor awareness activities?
[A] 1 basis point
[B] 2 basis points
[C] 5 basis points
[D] 10 basis points
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Correct Answer: B [2 basis points]
Notes:
Last financial year, 34 asset management companies (AMCs) have conducted 10,364 programmes covering more than half a million participants.
281 investor awareness programmes (IAPs) were conducted by AMFI covering 84,818 participants. In the previous year, 33 AMCs had conducted 8,426 programmes covering about half a million investors. The mutual fund industry has added 4.7 million new investors over the last one year. SEBI has mandated AMCs to invest two basis points of their assets under management on investor awareness activities.
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